Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This is the salad I pull out when I really want to impress. It's rich, impressive, and delicious. I put together everything but the beet slices and the dressing, then add those immediately before serving and toss again. Adding the warm beets melts the cheese and just slightly wilts the salad, which is great!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

JOSEPHK

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2009

Beautiful and delicious! I used a spring mix/herb salad blend, safflower oil for the walnut oil and added just a squeeze of lemon to the dressing (only because I had half a lemon left from another recipe I was serving). I actually roasted the beets the previous day, intending on making this salad then, but our plans fell through and the beets were stashed in the refrigerator overnight. I used a goat cheese that was pretty creamy, and the flavor and texture of that with this salad was just incredible. Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipe!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Christine M

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Hopedale, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Holden, Massachusetts, USA

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

Our little market didn't have mache, walnut oil, or pistachio nuts so I substituted a mixture of arugula, butter and red leaf lettuce, used olive oil, and raw almonds. The beets, peaches and goat cheese really make this salad wonderful. Thanks for a great recipe!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

cookinconehead

Cooking Level: Expert

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2009

Delicious and flavourful. I made it exactly the way it's written. It was not clear what type of goat cheese one had t use so I picked a crumbly one that resembles feta.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Elenchen

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

This recipe was delicious. I didn't have pistachios, so I toasted pepitas instead. I will make this again.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

zan

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2009

this was really great, and versatile, I added avacado, and tomatoes, and red onions.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
4 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

COLDCHICK18

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2009

WOW - impressive looking and tasty. I used roasted pine nuts instead. Next time, I will also add rasberries.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Lovingmama

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

Absolutely delicious! For anyone who has a Trader Joe's nearby, they offer fully cooked, peeled, fresh beets in the produce department which streamlined the process incredibly! *Loved* the combo of flavors and textures! A definite keeper; thanks, Megancake!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
6 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

DKSGSW

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2008

Very nice! I substituted the goat cheese for light feta (lower in fat), and used olive oil instead. I also substituted the pistachios for roasted almonds. The combination of the flavours = YUM

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

butterfli8

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2008

I omitted the greens as I knew there were green salads being bought to the party that would be eaten along side the salad. I toasted pine nuts instead of using pistachios and used olive oil, balsamic and a little sweet rice wine vinegar for the dressing. The peach, roasted beet, goat cheese combo is sublime. Next time I might try caramelized walnuts with maple syrup as suggested in the "beet salad with goat cheese" recipe submitted on this site.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
2 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Beatrix

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2008

Very delicious, I just used what I had on hand: 3 small beets, 1 large and perfectly ripe peach, walnuts and green onions. For the dressing I used 2 T. oil and 1.5 T. balsamic vinegar, plus salt and pepper. It was very delicious, the sweet beet and sweeter peach with the sour snap of balsmaic vinegaraette ad punch of onion is perfect. With goat cheese it would have been better (I woudl have lightened up on the vinegar in that case), unfortunately I didn't have any on hand. I piled the salad on some fresh greens, and loved every bite. Thanks for the great recipe.

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
6 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

MonaG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2008

good of course

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
0 users found this review helpful

Reviewer:

Chefstacie

Cooking Level: Professional

My Profile | Cooks I Like | Reviews
Photos | Recipes | Blog

Reviewed: May 19, 2008

I couldn't find Walnut oil, so I used Blood Orange olive oil. The flavor mixed very well and we will use this recipe over and over. My 2 year old even loved it!

Was this review helpful? [ YES ]
1 user found this review helpful